Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
JOHN CALVINWe can experience joy in adverse circumstances by holding God’s benefits in such esteem that the recognition of them and meditation upon them shall overcome all sorrow.
More John Calvin Quotes
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No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.
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Faith is like an empty, open hand stretched out towards God, with nothing to offer and everything to receive.
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Satan is an astute theologian.
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We are nowhere forbidden to laugh, or be satisfied with food or to be delighted with music or to drink wine.
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Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.
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God works in his elect in two ways: inwardly, by his Spirit; outwardly, by his Word.
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Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.
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There is no place for faith if we expect God to fulfill immediately what he promises.
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The grace of God has no charms for men till the Holy Spirit gives them a taste for it.
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We should ask God to increase our hope when it is small, awaken it when it is dormant, confirm it when it is wavering, strengthen it when it is weak, and raise it up when it is overthrown.
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In knowing God, each of us also knows himself.
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The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.
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Scripture is like a pair of spectacles which dispels the darkness and gives us a clear view of God.
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